Festivals
Step into a vibrant celebration of culture with The Skinny festival guide. We bring you the latest UK and international festival news; you'll find festival information, previews, reviews, features, and interviews.
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Edinburgh FringeEdinburgh Festivals 2016: Our Top 5s
Our section editors narrow down their Edinburgh Festival picks to an tick-'em-off-as-you-go top five; here are their music, books, comedy, art and theatre selections Read more »| 03 Aug 2016 -
Edinburgh FringeSeoul & South Korean shows at the Fringe
A whistlestop tour of South Korea's capital whets the appetite for the Assembly's second Korea season and offers a timely reminder that the world can be beautiful Read more »| 03 Aug 2016 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Unfamiliar Things: Jack Webb on The End
Choreographer Jack Webb is now a name familiar in the Scottish Contemporary Dance scene. We sent one of his former classmates to interview him ahead of his e... Read more »| 03 Aug 2016 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Institut Francais d'Ecosse at Edinburgh Fringe
Creatively hitting back at the isolationist political current of post-Brexit Britain, the Institut Français d’Ecosse has programmed its most culturally and linguistically diverse and eclectic season at the Fringe to date, Vive le Fringe! Read more »| 03 Aug 2016 -
Edinburgh Festivals
Edinburgh Digital Entertainment Festival preview
Edinburgh has a new festival in town in the form of the Edinburgh Digital Entertainment Festival, and it's taking us into the brave new world of virtual reality Read more »| 02 Aug 2016 -
Uk Festivals
Women in Comedy festival: Full line-up revealed
The full line-up for the fourth annual Women in Comedy festival has now been revealed, with standup stars like Kiri Pritchard-McLean, Jackie Hagan, Harriet Dyer and Sophie Willan all on the bill. Read more »| 02 Aug 2016
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Edinburgh FringeLiving on 24 Hours: Mary Lynn Rajskub interview
24 Hours with Mary Lynn Rajskub namechecks the TV series the American comedian is best known for, but her longstanding comedy smarts should make Edinbur... Read more »| 02 Aug 2016 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Max and Ivan on Edinburgh Fringe show Our Story
Perennial Fringe favourites Max and Ivan bring an autobiographical show to Pleasance Dome and tell us about how their art has changed over the years Read more »| 02 Aug 2016 -
Edinburgh FringeLiam Williams on his debut play Travesty
Liam Williams has taken a break from his eloquent stand-up performances to write a play about the 'ethical dimensions of modern love' Read more »| 02 Aug 2016 -
Uk Festivals
Ben Wheatley’s crime film ‘Free Fire’ to close LFF
The 60th edition of the London Film Festival will close with the European premiere of Ben Wheatley’s high-octane action thriller Free Fire, which stars Brie Larson, Cillian Murphy and Armie Hammer Read more »| 01 Aug 2016 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Stitched up: Diane Spencer interview
Last year, Diane Spencer gave us Power Tool, a truly glorious stitch-up of her former employer Nancy Dell’Olio. This year her Edinburgh show suggests s... Read more »| 30 Jul 2016 -
Edinburgh Festivals
Hearing Voices: Siân Robinson Davies Interview
We talk to Siân Robinson Davies about combining art and comedy and Conversations, her upcoming show of scripted conversations between inanimate objects... Read more »| 29 Jul 2016 -
Edinburgh FringeGig Theatre: Not Theatre, Not A Gig, A Movement
With the trend of gig theatre at the Fringe and beyond growing, we talk to a handful of performers who are bridging the gap between gigs and theatre Read more »| 29 Jul 2016 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Paines Plough on their Fringe 2016 programme
Celebrated commissioners of new theatre Paines Plough return to Summerhall with their Roundabout theatre and a programme of new works from each of the UK nations Read more »| 29 Jul 2016 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Phoebe Eclair-Powell on Epic Love... and Torch
Phoebe Eclair-Powell is the playwright behind two productions at the Fringe, exploring identity through comedy, music and the troubling answers she received from questionnaires Read more »| 29 Jul 2016